The heart of a champion never surrenders! The penultimate Valencia were on the verge of a shocking victory over the second-placed Real Madrid but suffered a devastating defeat at Mestalla Stadium in the end.Carlos Corberan’s crew had a 1-0 lead until the 85th minute thanks to Hugo Duro’s 27th-minute opener, but that was only the beginning, as the match did not lack excitement, especially after the break.##NAJAVA_MECA_8609286##Jude Bellingham hit the post from the spot, Kylian Mbappe’s leveller was disallowed due to offside, and Vinicius Jr was sent off for punching the rivals’ custodian in the face! However, one should never write off the King, even when he is wounded!In the 85th minute, Luka Modric levelled, and Bellingham scored in the 96th for a complete comeback, Los Blancos’ hard-won triumph, and the top of La Liga table – 2-1!🚨🇪🇸 GOAL | Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid | BellinghamBELLINGHAM HAS GIVEN REAL MADRID THE LEAD IN THE 95TH MINUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/yFeC4Nc6pt— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 3, 2025 Looking at the La Liga table – the duel between the penultimate and the second team. However, looking at the halftime result – Valencia were 1-0 up against Real Madrid! And the recently-appointed Carlo Corberan’s boys deserved it, as they had more attempts on target and were more concrete.Mou’s biggest regret? One ‘No’ that changed historyValencia mainly threatened over Hugo Duro, who eventually brought the lead to the Bats in the 27th minute. Javi Guerra attempted from distance, Thibaut Courtois deflected the ball, but it rebounded directly to Duro’s feet, who just passed it into the empty net.🇪🇸 Hugo Duro GOAL vs Real Madrid #Valencia LaLiga #RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/TQK3w9gaB3— MUHAMMAD zohaib (@RealMzohaib) January 3, 2025 Despite having 12 shots, Madrid aimed only three of them on target, and apart from a single Fede Valverde’s long-distance strike, all Los Blancos efforts were futile.The visitors had a chance to return to the game quickly, as they were awarded a penalty nine minutes after the break. Vinicius Jr stole the ball from Enzo Barrenechea and found Kylian Mbappe, who went down in the area following Cesar Tarrega’s tackle. Yet, Jude Bellingham hit the post, wasting a massive chance!Oi , Jude Bellingham has just missed a penalty 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/rnNn2xoPk9— TeeJay ↯ (@FCB_JAYTEE) January 3, 2025 💭 Red Card Vinicius! pic.twitter.com/09B5gNbCUK— Barça Spaces (@BarcaSpaces) January 3, 2025 Carlo Ancelotti’s crew’s struggles continued four minutes later when Mbappe netted the leveller but was offside, so it did not count. The tension on the pitch reached its peak in the 78th minute when, provoked by Valencia’s keeper, Stole Dimitrievski, Vini punched the custodian in the face and was sent off!⚽️ GOAL: Modric equalizes at 85’🇪🇸 Valencia 1-1 Real Madridpic.twitter.com/WSPWSB7mzf— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) January 3, 2025 However, even that did not stop Madrid from equalizing as the “old hand” Luka Modric netted in the 85th minute, following a beautiful one-two pass with Bellingham – 1-1! But that was not the end! In the sixth minute of added time, the Englishman redeemed himself for the missed spot kick, using the rivals’ error and netting the late winner for the La Liga top spot!LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 12Postponed game FridayValencia – Real Madrid 1-2 (1-0)/Duro 27 – Modric 85, Bellingham 90+6/
